District Drunen

District in municipality Heusden · Noord-Brabant

  • 7.958 homes
  • 18.325 inhabitants
  • avg. year of construction 1981
  • avg. WOZ € 400.000

Map

Boundary according to the CBS district and neighbourhood map 2024. Zoom in for individual homes; click a home for details. Open in the properties map

Homes in Drunen

Homes
7.958
addresses with residential function (BAG)
Average build year
1981
Average living area
134 m²
Housing stock (CBS)
8.027
2025

Home type

  • Mid-terrace house 41% 3.301
  • End-terrace house 19% 1.497
  • Apartment 17% 1.322
  • Detached 13% 1.031
  • Semi-detached house 10% 807

Energy label

  • A or better 24% 1.902
  • B 19% 1.516
  • C 33% 2.650
  • D 10% 761
  • E 5% 374
  • F 6% 491
  • G 3% 223
  • No label 1% 41

Building period

  • Built before 1945 3% 259
  • 1945–1969 23% 1.801
  • 1970–1989 44% 3.473
  • 1990–2009 22% 1.744
  • 2010 and later 9% 678
  • Unknown 0% 3

Residents

Residents
18.325
January 1, 2025
Households
8.010
avg. 2,3 people
One-person households
31%
Households with children
35%
Population density
709
inhabitants per km²
Area
26,1 km²
of which 0,3 km² water

Age distribution

  • 0–15 years 15% 2.740
  • 15–25 years 10% 1.895
  • 25–45 years 22% 4.060
  • 45–65 years 28% 5.100
  • 65 years and older 25% 4.535

Housing and value

Average WOZ value
€ 400.000
CBS 2024
Owner-occupied homes
67%
Rental homes
33%
28% housing association
Single-family homes
83%
17% multi-family
Built in the last 10 years
4%
Unoccupied properties
2%
New build in the year
13
delivered homes

The WOZ value is the average of all homes in the area (valuation date January 1 of the previous year), not the market value of a specific property.

Energy

Avg. electricity consumption
2.800 kWh
per dwelling per year
Avg. feed-in
1.010 kWh
solar power per home
Avg. gas consumption
890 m³
per dwelling per year
Homes with solar panels
41%
Gas-free
4%
Mainly electrically heated
9%

Consumption is the average of all homes with a connection in the area (CBS); the label distribution is shown under "Woningen".

Amenities and accessibility

Large supermarket
700 m
avg. distance
General practice
1,0 km
avg. distance
Primary school
700 m
avg. distance
Daycare
600 m
avg. distance
Schools within 3 km
3
Urbanity
Strongly urban
1.525 addresses per km²
Cars per household
1,2
9.352 passenger cars
Company locations
2.255
of which 400 retail and hospitality

Road distances, averaged for all residents of the area (CBS).

Living environment: noise, water, air, light and green

Average noise level (Lden)
52 dB
municipality 52 dB
Homes with road traffic above 55 dB
14%
municipality 16%
Homes with rail traffic above 55 dB
0%
Homes with air traffic above 48 dB
0%
municipality 0%
Homes with wind turbine noise above 40 dB
0%
's nachts wegverkeer boven 50 dB
2%
municipality 5%

Noise level of the 7.958 homes

  • up to 45 dB: very quiet 4% 304
  • 46–50 dB: quiet 38% 2.991
  • 51–55 dB: moderately 43% 3.413
  • 56–60 dB: busy 14% 1.106
  • 61–65 dB: noisy 2% 132
  • 66–70 dB: very noisy 0% 10
  • above 70 dB: extreme 0% 2

Flooding

Homes that may flood
98%
municipality 97%
Of which more than 0.5 m water
97%
Of which more than 2 m water
92%
Maximum water depth
3,9 m
average 2,7 m where it floods

Air, light and green

NO₂
11,2 µg/m³
94% above WHO advice (10)
PM2,5
8,9 µg/m³
100% above WHO recommendation (5)
PM10
14,9 µg/m³
6% above WHO advice (15)
Night lighting
Dimmed
municipality: dimmed
Green within 500 m
41%
municipality 54%

Noise: RIVM noise maps (road and rail 2020, aviation 2022, wind turbines 2024), annual average Lden per 10 m, sampled at each address. Flooding: LIWO (Rijkswaterstaat), map of maximum water depth; depth says nothing about probability. Air: RIVM annual average concentrations at 25 m. Light: RIVM light emission map 2023. Green: RIVM green map 2022, share of green within 500 m. Turn the noise map on in the map above.

Climate and safety

Apparent temperature on a hot day
46–48 °C
extreme heat stress
Homes with extreme heat stress (41 °C or higher)
96%
municipality 96%
Urban heat island effect
1,2–1,4 °C
on average warmer than the surrounding area
Homes with a cool spot within 300 m
87%
municipality 78%
Homes with moderate or high flood risk
97%
municipality 98%
Homes with increased risk of groundwater nuisance in 2050
72%
municipality 68%
Homes with a stormwater channel alongside the house
1%
municipality 3%
Homes in the magnetic field zone of a high-voltage line
0%
municipality 0%
Homes within 1 km of a wind turbine
0%
municipality 0%

Climate Impact Atlas 2026 (CC BY 4.0): perceived temperature and heat island 2022, cool spots, location-specific flood probability (at least 20 cm water), dry floors, risk of groundwater nuisance 2050 (high scenario), flow paths at 70 mm precipitation per hour; sampled per dwelling. High-voltage lines: RIVM Netkaart with calculation distances. Wind turbines: RIVM. Turn on the heat map on the map above.

Safety

Crimes per 1,000 inhabitants
34
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026
Registered crimes
621
+36% vs. the previous year
Residential burglaries per 1,000 homes
1,8
14 burglaries
Municipality
33
per 1,000 inhabitants
Netherlands
45
per 1,000 inhabitants

Types of crimes (last 12 months)

  • Vernieling 8% 47
  • Fietsdiefstal 6% 40
  • Diefstal uit auto 3% 19
  • Bedreiging 3% 17
  • Mishandeling 3% 17
  • Woninginbraak 2% 14
  • Winkeldiefstal 1% 9
  • Autodiefstal 1% 8

Per year

  1. 4852021
  2. 4292022
  3. 4662023
  4. 4362024
  5. 4212025

Source: police, registered crimes per area (CBS/police open data, monthly figures). Per 1,000 inhabitants based on the area's population; not every crime is reported.

Liveability

Good Liveability meter 2024

very insufficientexcellent

Liveability
Good
class 7 of 9, measurement 2024
Score
4,16
+0,05 vs. the national average
Since the previous measurement
+0,00
measurement 2022: Good
Municipality
Good
score 4,14

Five dimensions, deviation from the national average

  • Physical environment green, water, buildings, noise +0,00 sufficient
  • Housing stock type, construction year, ownership +0,03 sufficient
  • Amenities shops, schools, healthcare, public transport −0,03 sufficient
  • Social cohesion population composition, relocations +0,01 sufficient
  • Nuisance and insecurity crime and nuisance +0,04 sufficient

Source: Leefbaarometer 3.0 (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, CC0), biennial estimate based on over a hundred characteristics; the score expresses how residents rate livability on average. Negative = below the national average.

Income and work

Avg. income per resident
€ 33.900
per year
Avg. income per income recipient
€ 40.600
per year
Median household wealth
€ 244.000
Net labour participation
73%
from 15 to 75 years
Self-employed
16%
of the working population
Top 20% incomes
18,2%
share of people (nationally 20%)

Neighbourhoods in Drunen 5